Removing the 3.5mm jack would be suicide, even for Apple.
Removing the 3.5mm jack would be suicide, even for Apple.
The iPhone 7 could be the best phone on the market in 2016. But I still wont buy it if it doesn't include a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, regardless whether or not the lightning port can give higher quality audio.
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16GB model = $649
64GB model = $749
128GB model = $849
256GB model = $1549
If only the iPad Pro came in 256GB![]()
No, because even that computer still has a headphone jack...Like shipping a laptop with a single port?
Or getting rid of the optical drive?Like shipping a laptop with a single port?
That will never happen!!! If Apple makes 32GB default, that will hurt their profit margins by as much as 20-30 percent. Can you imagine the board approve of such a move?
Doesn't it cost 2-5$ or something to jump to 32gb over 16? Across millions of units, that is an ass load of lost money.I think your math is wrong. Adding the memory won't change COGS as much as you seem to think.
Additionally, we know Apple likes to limit the number of SKUs, which also helps limit costs. So if they introduce a 256GB model in a specific product line, they are fairly likely to eschew the 16GB model in that line.
Ahh, see through tech, would not be futuristic without it.Sci-fi has the answer.
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Doesn't it cost 2-5$ or something to jump to 32gb over 16? Across millions of units, that is an ass load of lost money.
OT, but this reminds me of getting sodas at work. They have a policy of "bring your own cup, it's $1.29", so I bring my 64oz Truck Stop cup to get diet coke. (listen, I've heard all of the "it's going to kill you" crapola. If you need to post how I'm going to die, that's a given as a price of being born.)More like
16GB model = $649
64GB model = $749
128GB model = $849
256GB model = $1549
iPhone 7 will definitely come with 16GB of storage and 2GB ram. Don't keep your hopes up. Apple increases RAM every 4-5 years, so I don't expect they will increase it again this year.
As much as I love Apple, it seems like they're getting more and more out of touch with what I'd like to see in an iPhone. My ideal iPhone 7 would be:
C'mon, Tim: make it happen!
- Same screen sizes with an added 4" iPhone mini/"c" model
- Same thickness, using smaller internals to make way for more battery
- Leave the headphone jack alone
- 32/64/128 storage options (or better yet but less likely 64/128/256)
- 4 GB RAM
- And most importantly, no feature differences between models – optical image stabilization available on all iPhones
Again, no. Optical was already being supplanted by digital distribution by the time Apple ditched the optical drive.Or getting rid of the optical drive?
No, because even that computer still has a headphone jack...
We're talking about replacing something which has been an industry standard for decades. Something which most people still use regularly.
I'm hopeful on some of it. I mainly hope they leave the headphone jack and add OIS to the 4.7" phone. Smaller screen size shouldn't mean limited features.Do you honestly expect anything close to that?
How about finally ditching the embarrassing default 16GB of memory?